Know What to Observe: 2
It is generally true to say that the more that is happening in a shot, the less continuity matters. But in a constrained, intimate situation, every head turn counts.
Intimate Situations
Two characters are having a quiet tête–à–tête over dinner. They are eating, and sometimes talking, but nothing much is happening visually. In such a situation it is most important to be accurate about all the actions, even head nods and slight gestures, particularly where the director has planned to cover the scene with complementary two shots. In these shots both characters are in vision all the time and it is only possible to cut from one to the other when the dialogue and action match exactly on each shot.
If the director has planned ...
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